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The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) another 90 days, but there are indications it...Read More »

Check any medical exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccination that your facility approved before the ...Read More »

CIHQ has updated its hospital accreditation standards as it finalizes its reapplication to CMS to remain...Read More »

CMS approved The Joint Commission’s hospital accreditation program for another three years, through July 15, 2025.Read More »

Ready to be operable for 96 hours in the event of an emergency?

As stated in The Joint Commission’s elements of performance (EP) for...Read More »

CMS says it wants to expand COVID-19 and other infectious disease reporting requirements beyond the current public health emergency (PHE) as a way...Read More »

CMS continues to gradually end some emergency blanket waivers allowed under the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for some providers, but for...Read More »

Surveyors on site for a Life Safety Code^®-only complaint or LSC-only follow-up survey are not expected to check for compliance with the...Read More »

One way or another, CMS is promising states that it will enforce its recent interim final rule requiring hospital and other healthcare staff...Read More »

Remind staff that they must initiate a fire alarm if they...Read More »